There may be additional changes needed to return the results you want. These query examples were written for other practices, usually for a specific purpose. Programming Resources, Database Documentation has a list of tables and columns in the Open Dental database.Home Welcome to the Open Dental Query Examples Page
Command Query: User can run SQL commands (non-select queries). User Query Admin: User can run queries, and edit, add and delete query favorites. User Query: User can only run released queries from the Reports, User Query submenu. Security: Access to queries is controlled by user Security Permissions. Write your own query, then run and/or save it to your favorites. Custom Queries: This service is temporarily unavailable. Query Examples: Search through more than 1000 queries that have been commissioned by our customers, then copy/paste into Query Favorites or the Query window. User Query Admin permission is needed to add, edit, and delete query favorites, as well as control which queries can be run by others. Designated users can only run released queries. Query Favorites: Access a customizable list of queries that are used often in your practice. If using Random Primary Keys, queries with CREATE TABLE or DROP TABLE syntax can only run on the computer named as the User Query Server on the Replication Setup window ( Replication). To also run command queries, user must also have the Command Query permission. Click a column header to reorder the results in ascending or descending order. Use the vertical and horizontal scrollbars to move up and down, left and right. If a column header is prefaced with a $, the cells are always formatted as a dollar amount. Columns vary based on the query being run. Query Results: By default the results will display in human-readable format. Title: The title of the query in the text box, if one exists. Unchecked: Query results exceeding column width will be cut off. Checked: Query results exceeding column width will be wrapped onto a new line. Unchecked: Query rows are not numbered.Įnable word wrap: Choose to wrap long text that may otherwise be cut off. Checked: Each row of query results is numbered. Show Row Numbers: Choose to number query rows. Raw Format: In this format, the results are not as easy to read, for example there may be meaningless numbers or no extra zeros on dollar amounts.Ĭolumn Alignment: Choose the alignment of the displayed query results. True/false: Boolean values will show true/false. Patient numbers will show patient name. Provider numbers will show the provider's abbreviation. Definitions linked to the definition table get converted. 
Enumerations may convert (built-in lists like areas of the mouth, patient status, gender, etc.). Dollar amounts may receive the extra zeros and be right aligned. Dates may be converted to standard format. Some column names that are used in our tables may display as follows: 
Human-readable: This is an easy to read format.Click to cancel a large query that may take a long time to run. When long queries are run, the Submit button will change to Stop Execution. Submit Query: Run the query text currently in the text box. Paste: Paste any text currently on the clipboard into the text box. Selected text will now be run as part of the query.Īdd to Favorites: Add the query text currently in the text box to Query Favorites.Ĭopy: Copy the query text in the text box to the clipboard.
Remove Comment from Selection: Removes comment designation from selected text.Selected text will not be run as part of the query. Comment Selection: Designate selected text as a comment in the query.Select All: Select all text in the text box.Paste: Paste clipboard text contents into text box.Right-Click Options: Right-click in the user query text box for additional options.If you have User Query Admin permission, you can enter text directly in this box. Users must have the User Query Admin permission to write, edit, run, save, and delete queries. Users must have the User Query permission to run and change variables in released user queries.
See our videos: QuickTip: Find and Run a Query in Open Dental and Custom Query Process Overview. In the Main Menu, click Reports, User Query. Compose queries to retrieve information from your database not accessible through standard reports.
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